Appendix 2: Reporting basis
Scope
The safety and environmental data presented in this report
relate to the years 2007,2008 and 2009 for the production
units of the Heineken operating companies. The term
'production unit' means breweries, maltings, cider plants,
soft drink plants and combinations of these, at which malt,
beer, cider and soft drinks are produced. The data cover the
production units of fully consolidated companies that are
included in the financial statements. The figures do not
include distribution departments nor head offices and do
not include joint ventures.
The volume figures presented in the environmental section
of this report, based on production, may differ slightly from
the figures presented in Heineken's financial report, which
are based on sales. This difference is accounted for by
exports and a number of recently acquired production units
that have not yet submitted data. Newly acquired production
units are required to start reporting directly after the first
calendar year after the date of acquisition.
The data presented in the sections on Agriculture, Supply
Chain Responsibility, Responsible Beer Consumption and
Our Impact on Developing Markets are derived from
databases that are available on Group level.
Reporting systems
The maltings, breweries, cider plants and soft-drink plants
gather the data in accordance with guidelines and definitions
formulated by Heineken Supply Chain based on the Global
Reporting Initiative Guidelines (G3 2006). Their reports are
submitted annually to this Group, where they are checked
for completeness, plausibility of data and accuracy.
A training course is also provided at the request of the
production units to instruct employees in the production
units on accurate acquiring, verification and filing of data.
Visits have been conducted by Heineken Internal Audit and
Heineken Supply Chain to check the quality of the
information they provide by comparing it with invoices,
measurements, calculations, etc. Additionally, all data
have been subject to internal audit activities.
Targets
The Sustainability Report may contain two types of targets:
long-term targets and operational targets. Long-term targets
have centrally been set at Group Function level like for
energy consumption. Operational targets are part of the
normal Operational Plan Cycle and are set locally by the
production unit to fulfill the long-term targets.
Each production unit sets annually operational targets for a
number of parameters (e.g. safety, electricity consumption,
water consumption) for the three years to come. The targets
are influenced by e.g. changes of production volume and
projects. The aggregated company target of a parameter is
the volume-average of site targets. Therefore, these targets
can differ over the years also due to acquisitions and
divestments.
Safety reporting
The safety reporting system is used by the production units
to record accidents at their locations and report on the
consequences for both their own staff and contractor
personnel. 'Own staff includes both permanent, temporary
staff and agency personnel. Overtime is included in the
production workforce calculation. Heineken Supply Chain
has defined six parameters, which must as a minimum be
reported at local level, to serve as the basis for measuring
the results achieved by our breweries, maltings and
softdrink plants. These results are expressed in two
performance indicators.
Appendices
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